2023 Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in New Mexico
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Education Graduate Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, education students earned 1,831 degrees and certificates from a New Mexico school, making the subject the 4th in the state.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in New Mexico ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in New Mexico to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for education students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best New Mexico Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Education
Our analysis found Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus to be the best value school for education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in New Mexico. ENMU - Main Campus is a small public school located in the town of Portales.
ENMU - Main Campus graduate students pay an average of $5,351 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
ENMU - Main Campus did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in New Mexico list.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a great value for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at NMSU Main Campus are $5,926 a year.
NMSU Main Campus did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in New Mexico list.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means New Mexico Highlands University is a great value for education students working on their graduate certificate. New Mexico Highlands University is a small public school located in the remote town of Las Vegas.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at New Mexico Highlands University are $7,698 a year.
New Mexico Highlands University also made our Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in New Mexico list, coming in at #5.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in New Mexico list. New Mexico Tech is a small public school located in the remote town of Socorro.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at New Mexico Tech are $8,717 a year.
New Mexico Tech did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in New Mexico list.
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Out of the 5 schools in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. UNM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Albuquerque.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNM are $7,115 a year.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 16,265 |
| Texas | 17,614 |
| Oklahoma | 3,171 |
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Majors Related to Education
Education Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 110,226 |
| Educational Administration | 46,469 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 43,297 |
| Special Education | 36,792 |
| General Education | 29,810 |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 19,832 |
| Student Counseling | 13,858 |
| Instructional Media Design | 8,695 |
| Teaching English or French | 5,791 |
| Other Education | 4,858 |
| Teaching Assistants | 2,751 |
| Educational Assessment | 2,552 |
| Multilingual Education | 1,910 |
| Education Philosophy | 737 |
| International Education | 293 |
Majors Similar to Education
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Social Sciences | 205,984 |
| Psychology | 195,678 |
| Communication & Journalism | 120,571 |
| Family, Consumer & Human Sciences | 55,820 |
| History | 32,731 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Horadrim.
More about our data sources and methodologies.